diff --git a/salt.spec b/salt.spec
index 9d4e9ba..7fe537b 100644
--- a/salt.spec
+++ b/salt.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 Name:    salt
 Version: 3006.1
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 Summary: A parallel remote execution system
 Group:   System Environment/Daemons
 License: ASL 2.0
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Source18: %{name}-master.fish
 Source19: %{name}-minion.fish
 Source20: %{name}-run.fish
 Source21: %{name}-syndic.fish
+Source22: %{name}.sysusers
 
 Patch0: contextvars.patch
 BuildArch: noarch
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ Requires: logrotate
 
 BuildRequires: systemd-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires: python3-devel
-
+%{?sysusers_requires_compat}
 
 %description
 Salt is a distributed remote execution system used to execute commands and
@@ -167,6 +168,8 @@ install -d -m 0755 %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/proxy.d
 # Add the config files
 install -p -m 0640 conf/minion %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/minion
 install -p -m 0640 conf/master %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/master
+# Use salt user on nre master installations
+sed -i 's/#user: root/user: salt/g' %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/master
 install -p -m 0600 conf/cloud  %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/cloud
 install -p -m 0640 conf/roster %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/roster
 install -p -m 0640 conf/proxy  %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/proxy
@@ -204,6 +207,9 @@ install -p -m 0644  %{SOURCE21} %{buildroot}%{fish_dir}/%{name}-syndic.fish
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{zsh_dir}
 install -p -m 0644 pkg/common/%{name}.zsh %{buildroot}%{zsh_dir}/_%{name}
 
+# Salt user and group
+install -p -D -m 0644 %{SOURCE22} %{buildroot}%{_sysusersdir}/salt.conf
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/gpgkeys
 
 %check
 %pyproject_check_import -t
@@ -214,7 +220,7 @@ install -p -m 0644 pkg/common/%{name}.zsh %{buildroot}%{zsh_dir}/_%{name}
 %doc README.fedora
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/%{name}
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/bash_completion.d/%{name}.bash
-%{_var}/cache/%{name}
+%dir %{_var}/cache/%{name}/
 %{_var}/log/%{name}
 %{_bindir}/spm
 %doc %{_mandir}/man1/spm.1*
@@ -238,9 +244,11 @@ install -p -m 0644 pkg/common/%{name}.zsh %{buildroot}%{zsh_dir}/_%{name}
 %{_bindir}/%{name}-master
 %{_bindir}/%{name}-run
 %{_unitdir}/%{name}-master.service
-%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/master
-%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/master.d
-%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/pki/master
+%{_sysusersdir}/salt.conf
+%config(noreplace) %attr(0750, salt, salt) %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/master
+%config(noreplace) %attr(0750, salt, salt) %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/master.d
+%config(noreplace) %attr(0750, salt, salt) %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/pki/master
+%config(noreplace) %attr(0750, salt, salt) %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/gpgkeys
 
 %files minion
 %doc %{_mandir}/man1/%{name}-call.1*
@@ -292,7 +300,11 @@ install -p -m 0644 pkg/common/%{name}.zsh %{buildroot}%{zsh_dir}/_%{name}
 %preun api
 %systemd_preun %{name}-api.service
 
+%pre master
+%sysusers_create_compat %{SOURCE22}
+
 %post master
+chown salt:salt %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/gpgkeys -R
 %systemd_post %{name}-master.service
 
 %post syndic
@@ -318,6 +330,9 @@ install -p -m 0644 pkg/common/%{name}.zsh %{buildroot}%{zsh_dir}/_%{name}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed May 24 2023 Gwyn Ciesla <gwync@protonmail.com> - 3006.1-2
+- Add salt user for master per upstream.
+
 * Wed May 24 2023 Gwyn Ciesla <gwync@protonmail.com> - 3006.1-1
 - 3006.1
 
diff --git a/salt.sysusers b/salt.sysusers
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c872610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt.sysusers
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#Type Name   ID  GECOS   Home directory  Shell
+u     salt  -    "Salt"  /etc/salt       /sbin/nologin
+g     salt  -